Rafael Nadal withdraws from Paris Masters semifinal: ‘I hope to be ready for London’ [VIDEO]
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Rolex Paris Masters ahead of his semi-final due to an abdominal injury he sustained during his warm-up. He made the decision not to play on the recommendation of the on-site doctors, ATP Tour reports.
He was about to take on Denis Shapovalov, who now moves onto the final to meet Novak Djokovic.
Rafa:
In one of the last serves of the warmups, I felt something in the abdominal.
Hopefully things will be better. I hope to be ready for London. That’s the biggest goal now. But as I say before, I can’t guarantee anything because just happened today.
Sam Smith said on Amazon Prime:
Rafa has pulled out. Everyone was really shocked here.
We were looking at our watches and waiting for the walk on at 3.30pm [4.30pm Paris time] and when it didn’t happen everyone was looking at each other.
Then Marc Maury came on the tannoy and said Rafa was injured in practice.
Rafael NADAL of Spain announces he’s withdrawing of the tournament during the Day 6 of the Rolex Paris Masters at AccorHotels Arena on November 2, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Baptiste Fernandez/Icon Sport via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 2: Rafael Nadal of Spain – who retired before his semi-final due to an abdominal injury – answers to the media during day 6 of the Rolex Paris Masters 2019, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 at AccorHotels Arena on November 2, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
Rafael NADAL of Spain announces he’s withdrawing of the tournament during the Day 6 of the Rolex Paris Masters at AccorHotels Arena on November 2, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Baptiste Fernandez/Icon Sport via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 2: Rafael Nadal of Spain – who retired before his semi-final due to an abdominal injury – answers to the media during day 6 of the Rolex Paris Masters 2019, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 at AccorHotels Arena on November 2, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
Rafael NADAL of Spain announces he’s withdrawing of the tournament during the Day 6 of the Rolex Paris Masters at AccorHotels Arena on November 2, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Baptiste Fernandez/Icon Sport via Getty Images)
Rafael NADAL of Spain announces he’s withdrawing of the tournament during the Day 6 of the Rolex Paris Masters at AccorHotels Arena on November 2, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Baptiste Fernandez/Icon Sport via Getty Images)
Rafael NADAL of Spain announces he’s withdrawing of the tournament during the Day 6 of the Rolex Paris Masters at AccorHotels Arena on November 2, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Baptiste Fernandez/Icon Sport via Getty Images)
Rafael NADAL of Spain announces he’s withdrawing of the tournament during the Day 6 of the Rolex Paris Masters at AccorHotels Arena on November 2, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Baptiste Fernandez/Icon Sport via Getty Images)
Rafa so sorry to hear about your muscle problem. You are wise to have withdrawn from the tournament. We all were hoping for you to win the tournament but your health is more important. It is important to you but for us fans it is important as well because we love to see you play and if you let your health go to pot we all lose. stay strong and health and there will be another tournament in the future . Don’t worry about playing in London your health is #1 just like you are #1
your fan forever
Kathie
So I’m on my flight, got happy when I discovered the Wi-Fi on board. Paid up, logged in eager to check on the Rafa scores, and instead I saw that Rafa had pulled out of the match.
My mood crashed:)
Shapo was gonna be in for a beating:) Anyhow I hope he can do some damage to Djoker, but of that, I highly doubt.
Stay safe Rafa. Hope you can make London. You’ve already had a fantastic season.
VAMOS SWEETHEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!:) TAKE BEAUTIFUL CARE AND LISTEN TO NOBODY EXCEPT YOUR PRECIOUS BODY. NO TOURNAMENT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR BODY AND YOUR WELL BEING……WE LOVE YOU AND SENDING LOTS OF LOVE AND HAPPINESS.XOXOXOXO. WE LOVE THAT YOU ARE WAITING TILL YOU FEEL 100% BETTER. VAMOS SWEETHEART AND ENJOY THE TIME OFF THE TOURNAMENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!:) XOXOXOXOXOXO
How dare people comment that Rafa withdrew seeing that he was going to play Djokovic in the Paris Masters Finals! The type of person that Rafa is, is this: he would continue to play injured, if the injury occurs during the match — Rafa vs Wawrinka at the Australian Open — is one example I can think of — and there have been others. However with injury sustained prior to the match, it is logical to retire prior to the match, regardless of the potential next opponent. Rafa of all players is not cowed by anyone! Put that on record, please. While he celebrates his victories, he is most gracious in defeat. And never an excuse from Rafa — he always admits defeat by either saying the opponent beat him or that he played badly. I do notice a glaring anti-Rafa sentiment in the UK. Well, the opposite is true in Oz. Djokovic won the Oz title 2019 but one of the end-of-finals speeches unfortunately was gushing towards Rafa’s performance as a runner-up. I do not approve of this either! Djokovic was visibly miffed by the tenor of two of the speeches but Todd Woodbridge saved the day by giving credit where credit was due. Great responsibility rests on journos, sports or any variety journo. Call it like it truly is — no more, no less — ONLY THE TRUTH, NO EMBELLISHMENTS. This bodes well for world peace.
what a bummer for RAfa and us ..He was playing well enough to take this title and had his game well suited for the indoor hard court . He was playing better on this surface than I’d ever seen him . Its too bad this abdomininal issue happened !
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Vamos Rafa!
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Health and rest first.
Everything else will follow.
Always a champion.💪🏻☝️👍🏻🎾🥇🇪🇸❤️
Rafa so sorry to hear about your muscle problem. You are wise to have withdrawn from the tournament. We all were hoping for you to win the tournament but your health is more important. It is important to you but for us fans it is important as well because we love to see you play and if you let your health go to pot we all lose. stay strong and health and there will be another tournament in the future . Don’t worry about playing in London your health is #1 just like you are #1
your fan forever
Kathie
So I’m on my flight, got happy when I discovered the Wi-Fi on board. Paid up, logged in eager to check on the Rafa scores, and instead I saw that Rafa had pulled out of the match.
My mood crashed:)
Shapo was gonna be in for a beating:) Anyhow I hope he can do some damage to Djoker, but of that, I highly doubt.
Stay safe Rafa. Hope you can make London. You’ve already had a fantastic season.
Love from India.
VAMOS SWEETHEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!:) TAKE BEAUTIFUL CARE AND LISTEN TO NOBODY EXCEPT YOUR PRECIOUS BODY. NO TOURNAMENT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR BODY AND YOUR WELL BEING……WE LOVE YOU AND SENDING LOTS OF LOVE AND HAPPINESS.XOXOXOXO. WE LOVE THAT YOU ARE WAITING TILL YOU FEEL 100% BETTER. VAMOS SWEETHEART AND ENJOY THE TIME OFF THE TOURNAMENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!:) XOXOXOXOXOXO
How dare people comment that Rafa withdrew seeing that he was going to play Djokovic in the Paris Masters Finals! The type of person that Rafa is, is this: he would continue to play injured, if the injury occurs during the match — Rafa vs Wawrinka at the Australian Open — is one example I can think of — and there have been others. However with injury sustained prior to the match, it is logical to retire prior to the match, regardless of the potential next opponent. Rafa of all players is not cowed by anyone! Put that on record, please. While he celebrates his victories, he is most gracious in defeat. And never an excuse from Rafa — he always admits defeat by either saying the opponent beat him or that he played badly. I do notice a glaring anti-Rafa sentiment in the UK. Well, the opposite is true in Oz. Djokovic won the Oz title 2019 but one of the end-of-finals speeches unfortunately was gushing towards Rafa’s performance as a runner-up. I do not approve of this either! Djokovic was visibly miffed by the tenor of two of the speeches but Todd Woodbridge saved the day by giving credit where credit was due. Great responsibility rests on journos, sports or any variety journo. Call it like it truly is — no more, no less — ONLY THE TRUTH, NO EMBELLISHMENTS. This bodes well for world peace.
what a bummer for RAfa and us ..He was playing well enough to take this title and had his game well suited for the indoor hard court . He was playing better on this surface than I’d ever seen him . Its too bad this abdomininal issue happened !